UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2025
Commission File Number: 001-31811
Woori Financial Group Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Termination of Trust Agreement for Acquisition of Treasury Shares
On September 11, 2025, Woori Financial Group Inc. (“Woori Financial Group”) announced that the trust agreement it had entered into on February 11, 2025 to acquire treasury shares (the “Trust Agreement”), as had been previously disclosed through its report on Form 6-K furnished on February 7, 2025, has been terminated following the expiration of the contract period on September 11, 2025. The details of the termination are as follows:
| Total Contract Amount | Before Termination | KRW 150,000,000,000 | ||||
| After Termination | 0 | |||||
|
Contract Period (Before Termination) |
Effective Date | February 11, 2025 | ||||
| Termination Date | September 11, 2025 | |||||
| Reason for Termination | Expiration of the term of the agreement | |||||
| Counterparty Subject to Contract Termination | KIWOOM Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||
| Expected Date of Termination | September 11, 2025 | |||||
| Method of Return of Properties upon Termination | Return of cash and treasury shares | |||||
| Number of Treasury Shares Held Prior to Termination |
Acquisition from Profits Available for Dividend |
Common Shares (percentage) |
8,515,181 (1.1%) | |||
| Other Shares | - | |||||
| Other Acquisitions |
Common Shares (percentage) |
53,945 (0.0%) | ||||
| Other Shares | - | |||||
| Date of Resolution by the Board of Directors | - | |||||
| Number of shares to be terminated | Common Shares | 8,515,181 | ||||
| Other Shares | - | |||||
| Expected holding period after termination | Common Shares | Less than one month after the termination of the trust agreement | ||||
| Other Shares | - | |||||
| Other Matters to Consider Before Making an Investment Decision | - Pursuant to Article 176-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea, no separate resolution of the board of directors is required as the trust agreement is being terminated upon the expiration of the term of the agreement.
- The “Number of shares to be terminated” above is the number of shares acquired upon termination of the trust agreement.
- Following the termination of the Trust Agreement, the treasury shares will be delivered to the corporate account of Woori Financial Group and then subsequently cancelled.
- The “Expected holding period after termination” above reflects the time required to complete the share cancellation process. | |||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Woori Financial Group Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: September 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Sung-Wook Lee | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: Sung-Wook Lee | ||||||
| Title: Deputy President | ||||||